Why do you have to put the window shade up when you’re landing?

Flight attendants will always tell you to put your blind up when you’re taking off or landing

Aviation Safety Network CEO, Harro Ranter, told MailOnline Travel: “Should an evacuation become necessary, it’s important to have an outside view so you can decide if that side is safe.

“If flames are visible on that side, you’d need to evacuate through an​other exit.”

Captain Dave Thomas, British Airways’ head of flight and technical training, added: “This is actually required by regulation so you get accustomed to the amount of light outside the aircraft if you ever had to disembark in a hurry.

“This is the sort of ‘just in case’ approach we take to the safety of our customers to ensure flying is as safe as we can possibly make it.”

What would happen if a plane door opened mid-flight?

Passengers often wonder what would happen if the plane’s door opened mid-flightIn the highly unlikely event that a plane door opens when you’re in the middle of a flight, it would only take half a second before catastrophe hits.

According to ASAPScience, due to a difference in air pressure, anything not secured would immediately be pulled out of the plane.

Anybody that isn’t pulled out of the plane would most likely die anyway, as the plane would quickly fall apart in the air.

There’s would also be a huge risk of oxygen deficiency for anyone who doesn’t have their oxygen mask on.

But rest assured that the chances of this happening are very, very small – as it’s almost impossible for the plane door to open like this.

Pilot and author Patrick Smith told The Telegraph that you’d need a hydraulic jack to open a door mid-flight as the cabin pressure is so great.